Ethnobotany Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith (Cikala) in Ethnic Gayo

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10.2991/absr.k.210621.034How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ethnobotany, Cikala, ethnic Gayo, Medicinal Plants

Abstract

Etlingera is a genus of medicinal plants originating from the Indo-pacific region. Traditionally, people have used the Etlingera plant as a culinary ingredient, food flavouring, and also as traditional medicine. Gayo tribal people know Etlingera elatior by the name cikala. This study aims to determine the use of Etlingera plants in the Gayo tribe community. This research was conducted on the Gayo tribe community located in Suka Makmur Jaya Village, Terangun District, Gayo Lues. The method used in this research is exploration and observation using the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique is an assessment that is oriented towards the process of involvement and role of the community in research. Resource persons in this study were informants and respondents who were differentiated by gender. The parameters in this study were the types of diseases that were cured using Etlingera plants. The results showed the use of Etlingera elatior in traditional medicine by the Gayo tribe including the treatment of cough, abdominal pain, bloating, washing wounds, fatigue and fatigue and postpartum medicine. The parts of plants used as medicine are young stems, old stems, fruits and rhizomes. besides being used for medicine e. elatior is also used as a food ingredient. Young stem E. elatior or also known as terpuk is used by the community as a vegetable. Etlingera elatior flower buds are used by the community as a basic ingredient in freshwater fish dishes.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Saudah
AU  - Fitmawati
AU  - Dewi Indriyani Roslim
AU  - Zumaidar
AU  - Darusman
AU  - Ernilasari
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/23
TI  - Ethnobotany Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Smith (Cikala) in Ethnic Gayo
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd KOBI Congress, International and National Conferences (KOBICINC 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 205
EP  - 209
SN  - 2468-5747
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/absr.k.210621.034
DO  - 10.2991/absr.k.210621.034
ID  - 2021
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